unlawfulness
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English lawful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unlawfulness From un- + lawful + -ness.
- The state of being unlawful.
“Near-synonyms: criminality, feloniousness, illicitness”
“They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, […] of ceremonies in burial.”
- An unlawful act.
“Near-synonyms: offense; outrage”